One is a Trump supporter. The other is for Beto O'Rourke. And they're friends.

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Colton Winters, a Bishop High School student, took a selfie with classmate Kyle Benton to promote harmony after the midterm General Election. "At the end of the day, remember that friendship is always more important than politics," Winters wrote in his Facebook post.(Photo: Contributed photo/Colton Winters)

Colton Winters and Kyle Benton don’t let politics get in the way of their friendship.

They grew up in the small, rural town of Bishop, Texas so they've known each other since they were young.

Winters, 18, grew up in a Republican household but as an openly gay teenager voted for Beto O'Rourke.

Benton, 16, is a staunch supporter of the Republican Party, like the rest of his family. He is too young to vote in 2018 midterm General Election.

Donning shirts emblematic of a political divide that's palpable across America, the teenagers posed for a photo on Election Day.

Winters says people should remember today, of all days, that politics is only a small part of our lives.

“We don’t know the politicians but we know each other and we love each other and we’re friends with each other,” Winters said. “And we should not let these people in Washington break that friendship and our relationships apart.”

Benton echoed Winters' sentiment.

“It shouldn’t change how we view each other … it should just be about who we are,” Benton said. “Politics shouldn’t really play a part in what friends we have or who we like or who we hang out with. It shouldn’t matter.”